Kalidasa – Samskrita – Kendram, 18, Sannathi Street, Madurantakam, India

saMskRt baalapuYpma\ 3
paz: 1 vaata-laap:

baalak: Aiya ima~ ! namaao nama: .

Boy : Dear Friend, Good morning.
kRYak: namaao nama: . kqama\
kqama\ Aist Bavaana\ ? A~ ikM kraoit ?
Farmer : Good morning. How are you? What are you doing here.
baalak: AhM xao~aiNa AiQakR%ya &atuma\ [cCaima .
tdqa- ma\ Bavata sah vaata-laapM kt-uma\ [cCaima .
Boy : I want to know about the field. So I want to talk
with you.
kRYak: Astu . AvaXyaM Bavat: p`Xnaanaama\ ]<araiNa
yaqaamait dasyaaima .
Farmer : Ok. Sure I will answer your answer as far as
possible.
baalak: Bavat: xao~sya ivastINa-M ikyat\
ikyat\ pirmaaNama\ Aist ?
Boy : What is the size of your field ?
kRYak: mama xao~sya ivastINa-M maaikM pHca ekrpirimatma\
Aist .
Farmer : The size of my field is about 5 acres.
baalak: Astu . Bavaana\ kda xao~o kaya-M kraoit ?
Boy : Ok. When do you work in the field ?
kRYak: AhM p`at: i~vaadnao xao~ma\ AagacCaima . saayaM
YaT\ vaadnaM yaavat\ kayaa-iNa kraoima .
Farmer : I come to the field at 3.00 am. I work here
till 6.00 pm in the evening
baalak: A~ Bavat: sahayak: k: Bavait ?
Boy : Who is your helper here ?
kRYak: A~ xao~o mama sahayaka: mama vaRYaBaa: eva
Bavaint.
Farmer : Only my bulls are my helpers in the field.
baalak: Bavat: samaIpo kit vaRYaBaa: saint ?
Boy : How many bulls you have ?

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kRYak: mama samaIpo AYT vaRYaBaa: saint . WaO maihYaaO ca st: .

Farmer : There are 8 bulls with me. And also two buffalos.
baalak: Bavaana\ kda XasyaaNaama\ AaraopNaM kraoit ?
Boy : How do you grow crops ?
kRYak: AhM vaYaa-kalaat\ pUva-M hlakaya-M kR%vaa ek~ baIjaaraopNaM kraoima .
Farmer : I plough before rainy season and sow seeds in a corner.
baalak: ttstt: ?
Boy : Then …….?
kRYak: yada baIjaaina baalaXasyaaina Bavaint tda taina tt: saMgaR( mau#yaxao~o puna: Aaraopyaaima .
Farmer : When the seeds grow to small crops, I collect them and plant in the main field.
baalak: XasyaaNaama\ AaraopNaaya ikma\
ikma\ AtIva AavaXyakma\ ?
Boy : What is very important in farming ?
kRYak: XasyaaNaama\ AaraopNaaya p`qamaM jalama\ iWtIyaM Eama:
tRtIyaM vaRYaBaaNaaM sahayaHca AavaXyakma\.
Farmer : First water, second effort and third help of bullocks in
growing the crops.
baalak: kda etoYau XasyaoYau Qaanyaaina ]d\Bavaint ?
Boy : When do the grains develop in crops ?
kRYak: iWi~maasaat\ Anantrma\ toYau XasyaoYau Qaanyaaina ]d\Bavaint.
Farmer : After two, three months the grains grow in the crops.
baalak: Qaanyaaina kqaM kt-yait Bavaana\ ?
Boy : How do you cut the grains from the crops ?
kRYak: ima~aNaaM sahayaona Qaanyaaina kt-iya%vaa gaRhM nayaaima .
Farmer : I after cutting the crops with the help of friends, take them to home.
baalak: t~ ikM kraoit ?
Boy : What do you do there ?
kRYak: XasyaoBya: Qaanyaaina saMgaR( gaRhM nayaint .
Farmer : From there we collect the grains and take home.
baalak: kRiYakayaa-ya jalama\ AtIva mau#yaM Bavait .
Bavaana\ kut: jalama\ p`aPnaaoit ?
Boy : Water is important for cultivation. From where do you get water ?
kRYak: AhM paXva-t: jalaaXayaat\ kulyaa: Wara jalaM p`aPnaaoima .
Farmer : I get water from the nearby lakes and ponds / water-wells.
baalak: Aip ca kqaM jalaM p`aPnaaoit Bavaana\ ?

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Boy : Further how do you get the water ?

kRYak: yaid jalaaXayao jalaM naaist tda kUpat\ jalaM p`aPnaaoima .
Farmer : If no water in the lake I will bring water from water -well.
baalak: kUpat\ jalaM kqaM Aanayait ?
Boy : How do you get water from the water -well ?
kRYak: kUpat\ vaRYaBaaNaaM sahayaona jalama\ Aanayaaima .
Farmer : With the help of bulls I get water from the water-well.
baalak: Bavat: xao~o kaina Qaanyaaina ]%padyait ?
Boy : What are the grains that you grow in your field ?
kRYak: mama samaIpo ivapulaM xao~ma\ Aist . t~ ivaivaQaaina Qaanyaaina ]%padyaaima . yaqaa va`Iih:
gaaoQaUma: masaur: yava: [%yaaid .
Farmer : I have vast land. I grow verities of grains such as paddy, wheat, pulses, ragi etc.
baalak: Bavaana\ kqaM Qaanyaaina ]%padyait ?
Boy : How do you grow the grains ?
kRYak: p`qamaM baIjaaraopNaM kraoima . pXcaat\ xao~M hlaona kRYaaima . pXcaat\ jalasaocanaaidkM kR%vaa
baalaXasyaanaama\ AaraopNaM kraoima .
Farmer : First I grow seeds. Then I plough the field. Then I watering the field and plant the
little crops there.
baalak: Bavaana\ ekakI eva kraoit vaa ?
Boy : Are you alone working here ?
kRYak: na na . na ekakI kt-uM Xa@yato . pHca Aqavaa dXa janaa: mayaa sah sava-da kaya-M
kuva-int .
Farmer : No no. I cannot work alone. 5 or 10 people work with me always.
baalak: pXcaat\ ……………
Boy : Then further …………..
kRYak: AhM p`itidnaM mama vaRYaBaO: sah A~ Aaga%ya jalasaocanaM AnaavaXyakXasyaanaaM inaYkasanaM ca
kraoima .
Farmer : Everyday I come here with my bulls and do watering and weeding out unnecessary
crops etc.
baalak: ttstt: ……………
Boy : Then ……………….
kRYak: yada XasyaoYau Qaanyama\ ]%padyait tda ma(M Ahaora~M inad`a naaist .
Farmer : When the crops grow then there is no sleep in nights.
baalak: ikmaqa-M inad`a naaist ? tda Bavaana\ ikM kirYyait ?
Boy : Why no sleep in the night ? What will you do then ?

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kRYak: AhM tdanaIma\ Ahaora~M xao~o eva isqa%vaa XasyaanaaM QaanyaanaaHca pirrxaNaM Kgaat\ maRgaat\
caaOrat\ ca kraoima .
Farmer : At that time I stay in the field and protect the crops from birds, animals and thief.
baalak: kIdRXa: p`ya%na: ik/yato Bavata !
Boy : Oh ! What kind of effort you do !
kRYak: yada AhM Qaanyaaina p`aPnaaoima tda mama savaa-iNa kYTaina AhM ivasmaraima .
Farmer : When I get grains then I forget all my troubles.
baalak: Ahao! ho ! kRYaIvala ! Qanyaa|isa Bavaana\ .
Boy : Oh ! Farmer ! You are great.
kRYak: Qanyavaad: .
Farmer : Thanks.

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Stage 3 : lesson 1 – Conversation – Farmer